Many thanks for a quick answer.

My daughter was born in India and arrived here when she was 6 mths old

Hello, We are planning to make a family application for naturalisation. The MN1 form says that the first referee for a child's application must've known the child in professional capacity i.e. teacher, social worker, health visitor etc. While we've been staying at the same place for last 4 years, I ...

Hello, I had received a Penalty Charge Notice for driving in bus lane a year ago. I've googled around a bit and there seems to be some confusion around if such details need to be mentioned on the form or not. Though, I was reading through the UKBA employee guidance notes which states: 3.5.2 A fixed ...

Many thanks for a quick response.

Until what point would I have to mention as my nationality as Indian in any forms that I fill in (e.g. Schengen Visa form, landing cards at airport etc)?

Regards

Hello,

I am planning to apply for naturalisation using the local Nationality Checking Service. This means that I will get our (incl family) Indian passports back on the same day.

Can I then apply for Schegen Visa and travel to Switzerland while I am waiting for the response?

Regards,
Mehul

Hello, I know that some of these questions might sound silly but I think it is better to be safe than sorry... especially with the amount of fees UKBA now charges. So please bear with me. Q1: I did not pay any PAYE for 6mths in last year, though in this financial year I have started paying PAYE (I a...

Rajuk09 - mate ,what happened to you application ?

Because of IT Issues UKBA took in all the papers on the day of appointment and I got an approval letter +BRPs 25 days later in post/courier.

All the documents that I have mentioned in my previous post were more than enough in my case.

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Hi, I've just sent an email of complaint asking UKBA refund me difference of fees for premium vs. post service. I am pasting the content below, just in case anyone else who has suffered through similar situation... ====================================================== Hello, I had applied for the S...

Cards delivered by courier (not sure which)

Documents delivered by Royal Mail special signed for delivery

Sorry for the delay in responding.

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Hi, My wife just called me to say that we have received our BRP! I had applied in person at Croydon PEO on 8th May and due to 'IT Issues' with biometric system was asked to submit all my documents. I hadnt heard a word from UKBA in form of a phone call or letter to let me know the status or even con...

@bob-russell

Wow..! since March huh?

I think you should definitely take it a notch up and complain to Ombudsman.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentc ... G_10013518

http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/make-a-comp ... o-complain

Regards

Hello naeed, Unfortunately no updates. I spoke to Citizen's Advice bureau on Wednesday and they said that because UKBA is a government agency, cases of reduced service by them cannot be considered under trading standards rule. They suggested I should follow the complaint procedure as provided on UKB...

@ Guru,

Thank you so very much for a quick and concise reply.

Regards

Hello, Apologies if this has been answered previously (I did try and search, but couldnt find an answer). I've applied for a ILR @ Croydon PEO on 8th May, straightforward application. But due to IT Issues was asked to submit all my documents. Havent heard anything back yet. My Tier1 visa is valid un...

@Iriny_k Yes, I am just waiting until they call me! :( After going through other posts it's seems that the response time for these kind of cases is between 10-15 days. I am planning to call citizens advice bureau tomorrow to know if I have any consumer rights in case it is delayed by more than 15 da...

@psb
I am not sure if they would give you an option to get a refund. They didn't offer me and I didn't ask.

@psb, push is right abt half an hour. I reached there at 9:30am for my 10:20 appnt and they did not let me in until 9:55. I wud suggest you book an appointment before 9am and possibly at a PEO other than Croydon if you are ok to travel and if you do manage to get an appnt. Else, just prepare your do...

@mohit

While my appointment was at 10:20am, my ticket number was still over 100. The appointments start at 8:15am and there are appointment allocated after every 5 minutes since 8:15am.. so by 10:20am.. it is pretty late I guess.

I think that the team who manages the biometric verification have a mechanism to throttle the number of verifications on a given day to ensure that the system doesnt fall over. They must have allocated a predefined number of verification requests that each PEO can send and hence while other PEO's do...

Hi, I had an appointment for 10:20am Reached there at 09:35 and things were slow from there on. Our finger prints were done by 13:45. Then the long wait! When inquired at customer service desk after 1.5hrs, they said that there were IT issues with the system which verifies the biometric info and it ...

Hello sofyb, There is a fine distinction between being self-employed and being director of a limited company in terms of taxation. It is mandatory to submit company accounts and other company details (invoices, bank statements etc) if you are self employed. Whereas formally, you need to submit your ...

@coolbawa Sorry to hear about your experience and to be honest I am dreading similar situation for myself and want to be prepared for it. Can you kindly provide a list of documents that you submitted in the folder and what addition evidences/information have they now asked for? @linkers Thanks for ...

Hello, I am applying for ILR on 8th May (HSMP+Tier1) with 3 dependents. Q1: Do I need to self attest all the photocopies? Q2: Do I need to carry photocopies of passports as well? Q3: I've read in other posts that if there are "IT issues" the applicant is asked to submit all documents in a ...

Many thanks!

Hello, I am applying for ILR on 8th May (HSMP + Tier1) along with my wife and 2 kids as my dependents. Q1. Will I need to fill in separate forms for each dependent or will the details that I've provided on the main (my) form be sufficient? Q2. Once the biometric has been done, can my family go home ...